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The 2011 first-round pick by the Senators has spent most of the past three seasons in the AHL with Anaheim's affiliates in Norfolk and San Diego. He scored 32 points in 65 games for the Gulls last season.

The 23-year-old Texas native's pro career has been hindered by two major injuries. He missed practically all of the 2013-14 season with torn ligaments in his left knee, and he missed four months of the 2014-15 season after an opponent's skate blade nearly severed his right Achilles tendon.